My Dream Life

What would you do if all your expenses were paid free-of-charge, you never had to worry about money coming in or going out, and you could do anything in the world? Imagine as if you have millions of dollars, or even billions. So, you wouldn’t be pressed to get a job or go to school or anything you don’t want to do. You could hire maids. You could hire tax accountants. If you have children, you could hire the best and most reputable nanny or daycare services to watch them as you do something else. Really, you could do anything you desire. What would you do?

For one, I would move out of my parent’s home. I live with them because it’s convenient and because I don’t see a real need to move. But if I had the money, I’d buy homes in different locations. I think one would be in L.A., and another in Seoul, South Korea. I’m not sure of where else, but those two places would be nice. Actually, I don’t even know if I could buy a home in South Korea as a US citizen. If not, I’d at least rent there during the summer months when the weather is nice and it’s a good time to travel. Well, that would be of course when coronavirus is done with.

I’d join Steve Pavlina’s Conscious Growth Club so that I could be part of an uplifting community. I want to be involved with more people who actually enjoy their lives despite not conforming to society’s expectations. Steve doesn’t and hasn’t had a job in decades, and that’s the kind of lifestyle I would want to live as well. I would only work a job if it was fun for me, not out of necessity. So many people I know in real life don’t operate that way, and so it’s kind of hard to really connect with people. I think I could meet more people who think like Steve by joining his program. I’d find more groups like this to join so that I could find like-minded friends.

I’d hire someone to help me remove my limiting beliefs. I know I’ve developed some limiting beliefs over the past few years that have prevented me from progressing further. I’m pretty sure it has to do with me hearing voices too. The voice I hear used to be negative at times despite how positive I was being, and I could never figure out why. So, I’d like to talk to an expert and see if they could help change the content of the voice and possibly even help get rid of the voice altogether.

I’d be pretty minimalist, but have high quality items. I’d probably purchase a good camcorder to record myself doing different things. Hmm… actually, I’m not sure on this one. I wanted to try making different YouTube videos, but my good camera shuts off automatically after 15 minutes or so from overheating, and my webcam is just average quality and can’t shoot from different angles. I could use it for mukbangs for example. But for me, it was more because I enjoy eating and I could make money off it. It’s not for anything more than that. I guess I might not really pursue mukbangs if I already had lots of cash on hand.

But, I’d buy clothes that fit me well and look nice. I’d like to buy dresses. And, I’d probably model in different clothing and show off my body hair (the second of which I already do). I’d pay photographers to take photos of me and would post these images to social media to help normalize body hair on women. I’d buy real jewelry (real gold and silver) to wear without getting any allergies.

I’d sign up for 1-1 voice lessons, piano lessons, dance lessons, and foreign language lessons. I’d hire producers to help me produce meaningful songs with me singing/rapping and get it out on the radio or on TV. I’d collaborate with different artists that I feel like my voice goes well with.

Hmm, actually, there might be use for a camcorder after all. I’d like to try going vegan again, not just food-wise, but lifestyle-wise. Actually, I don’t own any fur or leather. I eat meat these days, but I’ve thought about cutting all animal products out of my diet again. To be honest, I don’t really care about animals as much as I did before. I know that animal suffering is wrong, but it just doesn’t bother me as much as before. When you go through your own suffering and there’s no real escape from it, it can be hard to empathize with others. I suffered a lot mentally because of hearing voices, and so I thought, “Well if I have to suffer like this and there’s no way out of it, why should I care about animals suffering?” I feel a little differently now. I think that if it’s simple enough to do and I can alleviate some suffering, it would be good for me to do. So I think once I move out of my parent’s house, I’d like to go vegan again. And hey, if I had the money, I’d hire a vegan chef. Or, I’d go to all the vegan restaurants in my area. In L.A., they have lots of vegan restaurants and cafes. And in Seoul, there’s a few vegan restaurants there too. So with the camcorder, I’d record myself trying all these vegan foods, sharing the places, and giving reviews.

When you think of all the things you would do if you had all the resources, you might see that you could actually do these things now. For me, one of the things holding me back is that I’m on meds currently and so I could only travel for a month at a time. And also, with coronavirus, travel is not recommended. So, I’d have to hold off those plans. Fine.

But what else could I do right now? Well, there are online resources for learning singing, piano, dance, and foreign language. I guess I wouldn’t be as excited to look at online resources because I want that face-to-face 1-1 interaction. I’ve tried learning Spanish through Udemy. I only took maybe three lessons so far. It’s a little boring because you’re not directly interacting with someone. But, maybe I could sign up for a 1-1 lesson online.

The thing holding me back from that is the thought that I should save money. I kind of got this idea about saving money from my parents. If you think about it, it’s pretty stupid, because why do we live for money? It’s live the life that we would want to live. But if we have the money now, why aren’t we using it to live the life we want to live? And who’s to say that you won’t be able to make any money from living that lifestyle?

Actually, that gives me an idea. Maybe I could blog about what I learned in my language lessons and help other people with it. I might be able to make money with ads. Maybe not… Hmm… It sounded like a good idea at first, but it seems like the only way I’d be able to make the money back directly is to teach someone else 1-1. And, I’m not sure if I’d want to do that. Maybe a group of people?

I always thought I wanted to start a business. Maybe I would. It could be a vegan cafe, or a recording studio. It would be something that aligns with my interests. Maybe a vegan amusement park?

Well anyway, those are just some ideas of what my life would look like if I was living my “dream life”. Maybe those things will change over time. Or, maybe I’ll discover new interests. Who knows.